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this is the town of chulahoma, mississippi. people here lost homes and this church. a tornado sliced right through it. the pastor told us the congregation still plans to hold services in the parking lot. manuel bojorquez, cbs news, chulahoma, mississippi. >> axlerod: flooding is a concern in elba, alabama. some people are packing up their christmas presents and getting out. millions along the east coast woke up and wondered if they slept through winter. in new york, the high was 72 degrees. in july, it was 75. let's bring eric fisher from wbz-tv in boston. >> this is about as strange as it can get on christmas eve. temperatures in vermont hit 68, beating the old record by 16 degrees today. warmest december day recorded. also in norfolk, virginia, and albany, new york. evened at midnight tonight when santa might visit a few homes on the eastern seaboard, 62 new york, 69 charlotte, jacksonville 69. tremendous warmth everywhere you look. more record highs heading into christmas day, especially across the southeast, widespread 70s and 80s, above the norm for this time of
this is the town of chulahoma, mississippi. people here lost homes and this church. a tornado sliced right through it. the pastor told us the congregation still plans to hold services in the parking lot. manuel bojorquez, cbs news, chulahoma, mississippi. >> axlerod: flooding is a concern in elba, alabama. some people are packing up their christmas presents and getting out. millions along the east coast woke up and wondered if they slept through winter. in new york, the high was 72...
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>> in mississippi? >> reporter: yes. >> no, of course not. >> reporter: as the civil rights movement grew, the dominant point of view on wlbt was from the segregationist citizen's council. >> the civil rights proposals currently being studied by the congress. these range all the way from blackmail to bribery to threats. >> reporter: evers wrote letters pleading for equal time but was turned down for six years. what kept your husband going? >> his determination to do whatever he could possibly do to turn this state and help the nation accept us as citizens, with full rights of citizenship. >> reporter: evers sued the city of jackson to desegregate schools and called for equal access to public accommodation. then on wlbt, jackson mayor allen thompson criticized the n.a.a.c.p. as outside agitators. evers was finally granted time to respond, may 20, 1963. the setting is different but this is the room where medgar evers made his historic speech at wlbt. it was the first time mississippians had seen a local a
>> in mississippi? >> reporter: yes. >> no, of course not. >> reporter: as the civil rights movement grew, the dominant point of view on wlbt was from the segregationist citizen's council. >> the civil rights proposals currently being studied by the congress. these range all the way from blackmail to bribery to threats. >> reporter: evers wrote letters pleading for equal time but was turned down for six years. what kept your husband going? >> his...
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now this breaking news from mississippi. cbs news projects donald trump has won the republican primary there. and we'll be right back. ♪ during its first year, a humpback calf and its mother are almost inseparable. she lifts her calf to its first breath of air, then protects it on the long journey to their feeding grounds. one of the most important things you can do is help the next generation. at pacific life, we offer financial solutions to accomplish just that. ask a financial advisor about pacific life. the power to help you succeed. and i'm still struggling with my diabetes. i do my best to manage. but it's hard to keep up with it. your body and your diabetes change over time. your treatment plan may too. know your options. once-daily toujeo® is a long-acting insulin from the makers of lantus®. it releases slowly to provide consistent insulin levels for a full 24 hours. toujeo® also provides proven full 24-hour blood sugar control and significant a1c reduction. toujeo® is a long-acting, man-made insulin used to co
now this breaking news from mississippi. cbs news projects donald trump has won the republican primary there. and we'll be right back. ♪ during its first year, a humpback calf and its mother are almost inseparable. she lifts her calf to its first breath of air, then protects it on the long journey to their feeding grounds. one of the most important things you can do is help the next generation. at pacific life, we offer financial solutions to accomplish just that. ask a financial advisor...
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it began in winona, mississippi, on a july morning in 1996. shortly after tardy furniture opened for the day, the store's owner, book-keeper, delivery man and a 16-year-old were shot in the head, execution style. no one saw it happen. when you heard about the crime and the way they were murdered, what was your reaction? >> curtis flowers: well, my heart dropped. the, the first thing, you know, i-- i felt sorry for them. then i thought, well, i could've been there. >> alfonsi: curtis flowers had worked at tardy that summer for three days, delivering and fixing furniture, but he was let go after he stopped showing up. almost immediately after the murders, some victims' families suspected flowers. the police questioned him, but made no arrest. months passed. flowers moved to texas to live with his sister. and there's a knock at the door. >> flowers: and i answered it. and the next thing you know i was all up against the wall, being handcuffed. and he explained to me that, "we just have a warrant for your arrest back in mississippi." i said, "for
it began in winona, mississippi, on a july morning in 1996. shortly after tardy furniture opened for the day, the store's owner, book-keeper, delivery man and a 16-year-old were shot in the head, execution style. no one saw it happen. when you heard about the crime and the way they were murdered, what was your reaction? >> curtis flowers: well, my heart dropped. the, the first thing, you know, i-- i felt sorry for them. then i thought, well, i could've been there. >> alfonsi: curtis...
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we'll get the take of mississippi's republican governor, haley barbour. then, we'll turn to kendrick meek, the young african american who won the democratic senate nomination in florida. is he getting the support he'll need from the obama administration? and we'll bring in debbie wasserman shultz, the congresswoman from florida to see how democrats intend to counter all this. i'll have a final thought on science's need for basic research. but first, shake-up on the right on "face the nation." captioning sponsored by cbs "face the nation" with cbs news chief washington correspondent bob schieffer. and now from cbs news in washington, bob schieffer. >> schieffer: good morning again. we're going first this morning to fairbanks, alaska, to talk to joe miller, who may have defeated incumbent republican senator lisa murkowski, a member of the senate leadership, in the republican primary up there. we have to stress "may have beaten the senator," because they are still counting votes. at last count, he was running about 1,700 votes ahead. it may be two weeks befo
we'll get the take of mississippi's republican governor, haley barbour. then, we'll turn to kendrick meek, the young african american who won the democratic senate nomination in florida. is he getting the support he'll need from the obama administration? and we'll bring in debbie wasserman shultz, the congresswoman from florida to see how democrats intend to counter all this. i'll have a final thought on science's need for basic research. but first, shake-up on the right on "face the...
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i was one of the swarm of reporters sent to mississippi. in chicago where i grew up, racism was easier to ignore. in philadelphia, mississippi, it was up close and personal. we were outsiders, met with hostility. president johnson sent the f.b.i. and was briefed regularly by director j. edgar hoover. >> apparently what happened is these men have been killed. because of the fact that it the same car that they were in in philadelphia, mississippi. >> reporter: the bodies of the three men would be found together six weeks later. the names chaney, goodman and schwerner joined those of more than 100 other victims, from emmitt till to jimmy lee jackson, whose death would be investigated again after the passing of a new federal law in 2006. 41 years after the three civil rights workers were killed, the state of mississippi won a manslaughter conviction against one more of the klansmen. it would be the last conviction. most of those who knew anything have died. the case that became known as "mississippi burning," is now officially closed. but there
i was one of the swarm of reporters sent to mississippi. in chicago where i grew up, racism was easier to ignore. in philadelphia, mississippi, it was up close and personal. we were outsiders, met with hostility. president johnson sent the f.b.i. and was briefed regularly by director j. edgar hoover. >> apparently what happened is these men have been killed. because of the fact that it the same car that they were in in philadelphia, mississippi. >> reporter: the bodies of the three...
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the state of mississippi. joining us is the governor, tate reeves, who is in jackson this morning. good morning to you, governor. according to -- >> governor: morning, margaret. thanks for having me on. >> brennan: according to johns hopkins, your state has a positivity rate of 23%, which is the highest in the nation, when it comes to covid infections. where are you headed going into a fall that the c.d.c. warns could be the worst eve but what i can tell you in our state we peaked with a seven-day average of 1,391 cases on july the 29th. as of yesterday, we have brought that number down considerably to 728 cases per the state of ssissii, for a ven-ailing age. ctost t the toumber of cases on a daily basis in half just over the last two and a half weeks. what that shows us is our mitigation measures are working. i will tell you, what we've learned in these last six months, if you will maintain social distancing and if you will wear a mask, you can really curb the amount of transmission in the community, and you
the state of mississippi. joining us is the governor, tate reeves, who is in jackson this morning. good morning to you, governor. according to -- >> governor: morning, margaret. thanks for having me on. >> brennan: according to johns hopkins, your state has a positivity rate of 23%, which is the highest in the nation, when it comes to covid infections. where are you headed going into a fall that the c.d.c. warns could be the worst eve but what i can tell you in our state we peaked...
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the mississippi river is at his front door. it looks like you built this in the middle of a lake. >> 30 years ago this didn't happen. >> reporter: after a flood in 2011, willis was one of the people living in a flood zone who accepted a state buyout and agreed to leave. when did they offer you the buyout? >> right after the floodwater went down. >> reporter: in 2011. >> yes. >> reporter: and you took it. >> yes. >> reporter: have you gotten your money? >> nope. four years, seven months, probably. haven't heard a word. >> reporter: he had the money to move away and wait for the state to reimburse him. retired truck driver richard johnson turned down the offer. >> i told my wife, we can't afford to move. you can't just up and move like that. >> reporter: johnson says he doesn't have the money to start over. the median income in alexander county is just under $27,000 per year, less than half of the state's median income. as for david willis, whether or not he gets his money, he's made up his mind. think you'll ever come back? >> n
the mississippi river is at his front door. it looks like you built this in the middle of a lake. >> 30 years ago this didn't happen. >> reporter: after a flood in 2011, willis was one of the people living in a flood zone who accepted a state buyout and agreed to leave. when did they offer you the buyout? >> right after the floodwater went down. >> reporter: in 2011. >> yes. >> reporter: and you took it. >> yes. >> reporter: have you gotten your...
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, everything you look at, mississippi is the poorest. it's the dumbest. it's the fattest. we know that the rest of the nation has that conception of us. >> parker: people said that country kids couldn't learn chess. >> alfonsi: and? >> parker: we showed 'em different. >> benson: we proved them wrong. we proved 'em wrong. >> alfonsi: proof came last year in starkville, where bulington's team of mostly- elementary school kids from franklin county faced off against much older high school players at the mississippi state championships. rebekah griffin was in the fifth grade. what was their reaction when they saw you, a little fifth grader, sitting across the table from them? >> rebekah: one of them started bragging to their friends about how he got easy pickings. >> alfonsi: is that a little scary, playing somebody who looked that much older than you? >> rebekah: i didn't really think about it until somebody told me, "you played a guy with a beard?" >> alfonsi: you guys roll in, and they say, "who are these kids," right? >> braden: they were
, everything you look at, mississippi is the poorest. it's the dumbest. it's the fattest. we know that the rest of the nation has that conception of us. >> parker: people said that country kids couldn't learn chess. >> alfonsi: and? >> parker: we showed 'em different. >> benson: we proved them wrong. we proved 'em wrong. >> alfonsi: proof came last year in starkville, where bulington's team of mostly- elementary school kids from franklin county faced off against...
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. >> axelrod: hell at the airports, high water on the mississippi. flooding, snow, and ice from a storm that won't quit. also tonight: caught in mexico. the teen who once beat a prison term by claiming to be too spoiled to know right from wrong. walking into danger-- the consequences of paying too much attention to the cell phone. and-- >> music should be color blind, and to make it that way, you have to infuse in it all of the colors. >> axelrod: a maestro on a mission. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> axelrod: good evening. scott's off tonight. i'm jim axelrod. and this is our western edition. the deadly storm system that claimed 56 lives as it swept through the south and midwest is now dumping snow on northern new england. half a foot has fallen in maine. it's also producing historic flooding in missouri, where they're filling and stacking sandbags to hold back the surging mississippi river. bad weather is blamed for more than 10,000 flight delays in the past few days, and more than 4,000 cancellatio
. >> axelrod: hell at the airports, high water on the mississippi. flooding, snow, and ice from a storm that won't quit. also tonight: caught in mexico. the teen who once beat a prison term by claiming to be too spoiled to know right from wrong. walking into danger-- the consequences of paying too much attention to the cell phone. and-- >> music should be color blind, and to make it that way, you have to infuse in it all of the colors. >> axelrod: a maestro on a mission....
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is investigating the death of a black man whose body was found hanging from a tree in mississippi. the moon has its day in the sun. and steve hartman "on the road" with an amazing day for the lady knights. >> it's probably the best moment of my life. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: we begin the broadcast in winter, and we will say good night in the spring. if just a few minutes at a quarter to the hour, the sun will move directly over the equator. that's the spring equinox. equinox, which is latin, by the way, for equal night, when night and day are the same length. unfortunately, northeast, the first hour of spring is going to look a lot like winter. this is a picture of fort lee new jersey. a storm moving up the coast is bringing snow from washington to new england. jericka duncan is in new york city with winter's parting shot. jericka. >> reporter: good evening. it has been a winter for the record books and the pocketbooks. historic blizzards and low temperatures have put a chill on spending throughout the northeast. in bo
is investigating the death of a black man whose body was found hanging from a tree in mississippi. the moon has its day in the sun. and steve hartman "on the road" with an amazing day for the lady knights. >> it's probably the best moment of my life. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: we begin the broadcast in winter, and we will say good night in the spring. if just a few minutes at a quarter to the hour, the...
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back in mississippi... >> sunday, i preached on how to handle storms, if that's believable. i guess god's saying, you know, you are going to practice what you preach. >> reporter: there have been no major injuries or deaths reported from any of these tornadoes, and, scott, the pastor here at first baptist church in collinsville says that if the tornado would have hit just 24 hours later, there would have been a group of children in this classroom for bible study. >> pelley: david begnaud reporting. david, thank you. also tonight, for the first time, a health emergency has been declared in this country because of the zika virus, which is suspected of causing birth defects. the governor of florida put the emergency into effect in four counties, including miami-dade. sp will allow more spraying for mosquitoes that can spread the disease. zika can also be transmitted sexually. florida has at least nine cases. all of the patients were infected overseas, but now there is concern that those patients could infect florida mosquitoes. so far there are 48 patients in 12 states and wash
back in mississippi... >> sunday, i preached on how to handle storms, if that's believable. i guess god's saying, you know, you are going to practice what you preach. >> reporter: there have been no major injuries or deaths reported from any of these tornadoes, and, scott, the pastor here at first baptist church in collinsville says that if the tornado would have hit just 24 hours later, there would have been a group of children in this classroom for bible study. >> pelley:...
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in the louisville area, through mississippi, parts of alabama. it's these night time tornadoes that are dangerous, sometimes people are in are you teens, not paying attentions or not receiving warnings or not seeing them coming so urging a lot of vigilance overnight. the good news is that as we head past tonight, hopefully everyone heeding these warnings, tomorrow the storm threat is lower, and, norah, the storm will become the record heat all up and down the eastern seaboard. >> o'donnell: all right, eric fisher. thank you so much. and all of this comes as the holiday getaway kicks into high gear. more than 100 million americans are expected to travel more than 50 miles between now and new year's weekend. those traveling by air face new rules-- here's jeff pegues. >> the new guidelines mean more passengers will likely go through the full body scanners, and some requests for pat-downs will be declined. this document, obtained by cbs news, says t.s.a. officers can now direct the change reflects an airport security overhaul under way since last sum
in the louisville area, through mississippi, parts of alabama. it's these night time tornadoes that are dangerous, sometimes people are in are you teens, not paying attentions or not receiving warnings or not seeing them coming so urging a lot of vigilance overnight. the good news is that as we head past tonight, hopefully everyone heeding these warnings, tomorrow the storm threat is lower, and, norah, the storm will become the record heat all up and down the eastern seaboard. >>...
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tornadoes killed four last night in mississippi. columbia, mississippi took a direct hit. buildings were torn apart. this is what's left of the showroom at one business. hundreds were left to pick through belongings. the system is heading up the atlantic seaboard and causing major problems for holiday travelers. jericka duncan begins our haterage tonight. >> reporter: the tornado that hit columbia had winds that reached 165 miles-per-hour. it damaged more than 70 homes and businesses and knocked out power to thousands. pastor mike dykes and his wife sought shelter at this gas station as the twister barreled down on them. >> it blew this tank over on the top of our vehicle and was shaking our car, our truck. thankfully, it didn't burst fuel loose from the piping. it could have been a lot worse, but thankfully we're all alive. >> reporter: in a daycare in sommerall, mississippi, 30 children were rushed to a nearby bank just before the tornado hit and ripped off the daycare center's roof. as the same storm system moves north, heavy rains and high winds are making conditions m
tornadoes killed four last night in mississippi. columbia, mississippi took a direct hit. buildings were torn apart. this is what's left of the showroom at one business. hundreds were left to pick through belongings. the system is heading up the atlantic seaboard and causing major problems for holiday travelers. jericka duncan begins our haterage tonight. >> reporter: the tornado that hit columbia had winds that reached 165 miles-per-hour. it damaged more than 70 homes and businesses and...
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there were some rough currents for the tea party in mississippi. last night, senator thad cochran fended off chris mcdaniel in a runoff to win the republican nomination. score one for the party establishment. still smarting from house majority leader eric cantor's primary loss. nancy cordes has more. >> we all have a right to be proud of our state tonight. ( cheers and applause ) >> reporter: 76-year-old senator thad cochran won his runoff by more than 6,000 votes, but his opponent, state senator, chris mcdaniel, is threatening to challenge the results in court. >> there is something a bit unusual about a republican primarily that's decided by liberal democrats. >> reporter: mcdaniel beat the six-term senator three weeks ago in a g.o.p. primary so close, it triggered a runoff. so senator cochran and his supporters began reaching out to democrats, especially african americans, because mississippi has open primaries. the strategy worked, infuriating conservative groups that backed mcdaniel. >> i think it's good for senator cochran but it might be bad
there were some rough currents for the tea party in mississippi. last night, senator thad cochran fended off chris mcdaniel in a runoff to win the republican nomination. score one for the party establishment. still smarting from house majority leader eric cantor's primary loss. nancy cordes has more. >> we all have a right to be proud of our state tonight. ( cheers and applause ) >> reporter: 76-year-old senator thad cochran won his runoff by more than 6,000 votes, but his opponent,...
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tonight, the small town of durant, mississippi, near jackson is shaken pie the murder of two catholic nuns. they were found in their home yesterday apparently stabbed to death. omar villafranca is there. >> reporter: the murders of sister paula merrill and sister margaret held have shocked the town of durant. assistant police chief james lee. >> a double homicide in a community this small and the fact this these two ladies were nuns, they actually spent their entire life serving this community right here. i'm sure our community is completely devastated and grieving. >> reporter: lee believes the nuns were victims of a robbery, and a motive is still unknown. he says investigators are working every angle to find their killer. >> this is one of the poorest counties in all of mississippi. >> reporter: for 30 years, the nuns, seen here in this video, worked as nurse practitioners helping the poor at this rural clinic in mississippi. both nuns dedicated their lives assisting children and adults who couldn't afford medical care. merrill's sister, rosemarie, says the staff and patients will m
tonight, the small town of durant, mississippi, near jackson is shaken pie the murder of two catholic nuns. they were found in their home yesterday apparently stabbed to death. omar villafranca is there. >> reporter: the murders of sister paula merrill and sister margaret held have shocked the town of durant. assistant police chief james lee. >> a double homicide in a community this small and the fact this these two ladies were nuns, they actually spent their entire life serving...
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the mississippi river through st. louis was receding today. we were invited on an aerial tour of the devastation. because the water was receding so quickly, the state of emergency in effect since sunday in st. louis county was lifted today. major traffic arteries through st. louis both reopened. this was interstate 44 yesterday, and here it is today. on the illinois side of the mississippi river, evacuations are under way. >> this was my tree. >> reporter: back in arnold, linda thorne has decided on her future. is it worth staying in this area? >> no. every time it rains, i'd be running to the back door, "is it coming up? is it going to get me? are we safe?" >> reporter: there is some good news for linda. her daughter went into labor yesterday, and she might have her first grandchild by tomorrow. not far from linda's house where we are tonight, the water has dropped about a foot in the last four hours, and that is the good news. the concern now is where it's headed-- south down the mississippi river toward the city of cape girardeau. elaine, t
the mississippi river through st. louis was receding today. we were invited on an aerial tour of the devastation. because the water was receding so quickly, the state of emergency in effect since sunday in st. louis county was lifted today. major traffic arteries through st. louis both reopened. this was interstate 44 yesterday, and here it is today. on the illinois side of the mississippi river, evacuations are under way. >> this was my tree. >> reporter: back in arnold, linda...
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you already down in mississippi, right? >> yes, mississippi has been fascinating race here. it's the final one we think of the midterms that hasn't been decided. it's definitely taken a racial tinge to it in the wake of cindy hide smith's comments aghtd being willing to sit on the front row of a public hanging in she's running against the first -- the man seeking to become first black senator since reconstruction there. >> brennan: and the president is endorsing her in a tweet today and will be at >> we've got two rallies on tuesday or sorry tomorrow, on monday the eve of the election, and it's her hope is that he pulls her over the edge. you know, and the president of the united states having to go to a race in mississippi for two rallies on the eve of the election just shows you how close this could be and how worried republicans are. >> brennan: you wouldn't think it would be hard for a republican the win a senate race in mississippi. >> but this has been a different kind of race. we've seen such different strategies by african american candidates in the south in florida
you already down in mississippi, right? >> yes, mississippi has been fascinating race here. it's the final one we think of the midterms that hasn't been decided. it's definitely taken a racial tinge to it in the wake of cindy hide smith's comments aghtd being willing to sit on the front row of a public hanging in she's running against the first -- the man seeking to become first black senator since reconstruction there. >> brennan: and the president is endorsing her in a tweet today...
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it's scary. >> reporter: african-americans make up 37% of mississippi voters. the highest percentage in the country. 29% of its state legislature is african-american. heat's also the highest in the country. >> there's been incredible change. basic, drastic change. when is the federal government going to quit punishing us for the sins of our great, great, great grandfathers? >> you may think we're there already. i don't think so. to me, there are still people in positions of power and authority in mississippi and in the south who are not ready to turn over control or share power with the minorities right now. >> reporter: the weight of history on this community may be lighter. but it has not fully lifted. mark strassman, cbs news, philadelphia, mississippi. >> pelley: today russian president putin revealed that edward snowden is still at the moscow airport. putin said he will not turn snowden over to the united states. snowden is the former national security agency contract employee wanted for espionage. he exposed two top secret surveillance programs, one that
it's scary. >> reporter: african-americans make up 37% of mississippi voters. the highest percentage in the country. 29% of its state legislature is african-american. heat's also the highest in the country. >> there's been incredible change. basic, drastic change. when is the federal government going to quit punishing us for the sins of our great, great, great grandfathers? >> you may think we're there already. i don't think so. to me, there are still people in positions of...
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and they point to two recent cases in mississippi as proof. here's mark strassmann. >> it feels like every part of me just-- just was torn into pieces. >> reporter: this was the moment last may that haunts joshua blount. outside the restaurant where he works, the 25-year-old discovered his daughter, shania, had been trapped inside this hot car for four hours. what was that moment like? >> it just feels like your whole world is shut down, just knowing her last words were, "daddy." >> reporter: blount had forgotten to drop off his eight- month-old with her grandmother. >> this is not real. it can't be real. >> reporter: the same day, blount was arrested for second- degree murder, a charge later reduced to manslaughter. a week earlier, 90 miles away, a two-year-old named caroline bryant, died after spending eight hours inside a hot car. but her 37-year-old white mother was not charged. prwyer carlos moore represents joshua blount. how do you explain the difference? >> racism. and to a lesser extent, maybe gender bias. >> reporter: in both cases,
and they point to two recent cases in mississippi as proof. here's mark strassmann. >> it feels like every part of me just-- just was torn into pieces. >> reporter: this was the moment last may that haunts joshua blount. outside the restaurant where he works, the 25-year-old discovered his daughter, shania, had been trapped inside this hot car for four hours. what was that moment like? >> it just feels like your whole world is shut down, just knowing her last words were,...
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we're campaigning in both alabama and mississippi today and tomorrow. we've had great reaction, great crowd response. we have good organization in both states. you're always playing catch-up a little bit to romney because of the scale of his money and how early he starts advertising. but the truth is we've caught up pretty dramatically. i think we'll have a good day on tuesday. and i am committed to going all the way to tampa. i mean, part. this, bob, is i have 175,000 people who have donated to the campaign. 95% of them are... have given under $250. they want a visionary conservative in the reagan tradition. i think they deserve to have a voice and i'm doing everything i can starting with our american energy policy and our proposal for $2.50 a gallon or less for gasoline to outline the kind of future we'd like to have. >> schieffer: let me play to you something that john mccain, your republican colleague, said. he is a romney man, of course. but he told me this week that the longer this campaign goes on, the more he worries about i. here's what he said
we're campaigning in both alabama and mississippi today and tomorrow. we've had great reaction, great crowd response. we have good organization in both states. you're always playing catch-up a little bit to romney because of the scale of his money and how early he starts advertising. but the truth is we've caught up pretty dramatically. i think we'll have a good day on tuesday. and i am committed to going all the way to tampa. i mean, part. this, bob, is i have 175,000 people who have donated...
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one tweeted that "mississippi has enacted the most toxic anti- l.g.b.t. law ever." also critical were fortune 500 companies like chevron, m.g.m. resorts, and nissan, which said its policy is to prohibit discrimination of any type. and what else? mitchell moore owns campbell's bakery in downtown jackson. a gay couple walks into your bakery. they want a wedding cake? >> i sell them a wedding cake. it's what i do. we sell cakes. >> reporter: this 43-year-old registered republican calls the law "a big mistake." >> i am a christian, but i don't think that christianity tells me that i have to discriminate against people. in fact, i'm here to serve people, not to turn them away. >> reporter: georgia's governor vetoed a similar law last week, and, scott, lawmakers in eight other states have similar legislation pending. >> pelley: mark strassmann in jackson for us tonight. mark, thank you. a college in new jersey is officially out of business tonight, its mission accomplished. turns out the school was a government sting, not handing out sheepskins but outfoxing criminals. he
one tweeted that "mississippi has enacted the most toxic anti- l.g.b.t. law ever." also critical were fortune 500 companies like chevron, m.g.m. resorts, and nissan, which said its policy is to prohibit discrimination of any type. and what else? mitchell moore owns campbell's bakery in downtown jackson. a gay couple walks into your bakery. they want a wedding cake? >> i sell them a wedding cake. it's what i do. we sell cakes. >> reporter: this 43-year-old registered...
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liberty, mississippi, is a small rural logging town not far from the louisiana border. the fbi believes that some people here have been keeping a dark secret for nearly 50 years, from one of the ugliest periods in the state's history. >> you will not be allowed to proceed past this point today. >> kroft: it was a time when civil rights activists were beaten and arrested, when state and local politics were controlled by all-white citizens' councils, and when people like louis allen were murdered in cold blood, without redress. you keep a photo of louis allen on your desk? >> cynthia deitle: i do. >> kroft: why? >> deitle: the case bothers me. i feel like we failed, and not just the fbi, but law enforcement. >> kroft: cynthia deitle is a 15-year veteran of the fbi's civil rights division and, until recently, was in charge of the cold case initiative. of the 100 unsolved racially- motivated murders she's been charged with investigating, none has been more promising or frustrating than louis allen's. >> deitle: somebody knows something. some husband came home with bloody cl
liberty, mississippi, is a small rural logging town not far from the louisiana border. the fbi believes that some people here have been keeping a dark secret for nearly 50 years, from one of the ugliest periods in the state's history. >> you will not be allowed to proceed past this point today. >> kroft: it was a time when civil rights activists were beaten and arrested, when state and local politics were controlled by all-white citizens' councils, and when people like louis allen...
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what is the federal government doing to help states like mississippi and louisiana? >> doctor: well, if you go out to the immediate, we're sending surge teams to help with the actual implementation of the immediate response. that's fema, that's c.d.c. people, that's people from the assistant secretary for preparedness and response. they're help setting up to provide some treatment, lilike monoclonal antibodies to help with the immediate situation. you know, nancy, as we discussed many, many times, all of this is entirely predictable, and yet on the other hand, entirely preventable. we've got to get people vaccinated. we have about 90 million people who are eligible to be vaccinated who are not vaccinated. and that is very highly concentrated in the southern states, including mississippi and other states, in which you have, compared to the general average of vaccinations in the country, an undervaccinated group. and those are the people in whom the outbreak with a highly, highly transmissible delta variant is spreading. and it is really tragic because we're seeing a l
what is the federal government doing to help states like mississippi and louisiana? >> doctor: well, if you go out to the immediate, we're sending surge teams to help with the actual implementation of the immediate response. that's fema, that's c.d.c. people, that's people from the assistant secretary for preparedness and response. they're help setting up to provide some treatment, lilike monoclonal antibodies to help with the immediate situation. you know, nancy, as we discussed many,...
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. >> reporter: on the pristine beaches of mississippi, thousands of dead fish, sting rays, crabs and shrimp have washed ashore this month. aey died from a lack of oxygen in the coastal waters of the gulf of mexico. it's called the dead zone. it veryppears every summer. yis year's dead zone though is larger than average and more than twice the size of last year's. ye marine biologist nancy rabalais has measured the dead zone since 1985. >> the alarming news is that it >> t continues to be large year after year after year. r: teporter: the primary cause i the dead zone is nitrogen- based fertilizers in midwest fields that are washed down the rssissippi river by spring rains and into the gulf. cree they create blooms of algae that turn the water green and rob it of oxygen. scientists believe last year's yeought followed by this spring's heavy rains made the dead zone worse as fertilizer de never absorbed by crops was swept into the gulf. .n dulac louisiana david chauvin worries about what that could do to his shrimp business. >> shrimp are one of the most fragile creatures on the face o
. >> reporter: on the pristine beaches of mississippi, thousands of dead fish, sting rays, crabs and shrimp have washed ashore this month. aey died from a lack of oxygen in the coastal waters of the gulf of mexico. it's called the dead zone. it veryppears every summer. yis year's dead zone though is larger than average and more than twice the size of last year's. ye marine biologist nancy rabalais has measured the dead zone since 1985. >> the alarming news is that it >> t...
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it's already created a tornado that hit tupelo, mississippi this afternoon. the extent of the damage and injuries there is not clear. right now, tornado watches are up in mississippi, alabama, louisiana, tennessee, kentucky and virginia. and, in iowa, illinois and missouri. this is what a tornado spawned by this system did last evening just outside little rock. twisters are blamed for at least 16 deaths in arkansas, oklahoma and iowa. many more have been injured. dozens of homes are destroyed or severely damaged and the search goes on for victims. we have a team of correspondents covering the tornadoes. first, dean reynolds in vilonia, arkansas. dean? >> reporter: scott, the tornado came right through here cutting a path of destruction that went on for at least 40 miles. >> oh, my gosh. >> reporter: the tornado that struck central arkansas was a half mile wide. >> my ears are popping. yeah, we're in it right now. we're in the tornado. >> reporter: in mayflower, near little rock, bob van byssum road out the 136 m.p.h. winds at home. >> it was about the scaries
it's already created a tornado that hit tupelo, mississippi this afternoon. the extent of the damage and injuries there is not clear. right now, tornado watches are up in mississippi, alabama, louisiana, tennessee, kentucky and virginia. and, in iowa, illinois and missouri. this is what a tornado spawned by this system did last evening just outside little rock. twisters are blamed for at least 16 deaths in arkansas, oklahoma and iowa. many more have been injured. dozens of homes are destroyed...
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>> whitaker: mike moore says he's "just a country lawyer from mississippi." but this country lawyer has engineered two of the most lucrative legal settlements in american history. as mississippi's attorney general, he engineered the historic 1998 settlement under which big tobacco paid billions to address smoking-related health issues. in 2015, he convinced b.p. to settle multi-billion-dollar lawsuits over its huge oil spill in the gulf of mexico. now, mike moore has taken aim at the manufacturers and distributors of opioid pain killers, claiming they should pay for the epidemic of addiction and death that has swept this nation. as you'll hear in a moment, he has powerful new evidence that he says proves that states like ohio-- among the hardest-hit by the opioid epidemic-- should collect billions from all the companies he's suing. >> mike moore: if we try the ohio case, if we win a verdict against these manufacturers and distributors there, it could bankrupt them. it'd put them out of business. >> whitaker: truly? these are huge, profitable, wealthy companie
>> whitaker: mike moore says he's "just a country lawyer from mississippi." but this country lawyer has engineered two of the most lucrative legal settlements in american history. as mississippi's attorney general, he engineered the historic 1998 settlement under which big tobacco paid billions to address smoking-related health issues. in 2015, he convinced b.p. to settle multi-billion-dollar lawsuits over its huge oil spill in the gulf of mexico. now, mike moore has taken aim...
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we will have the latest from biloxi, mississippi. >> meanwhile, in washington this week a great mystery unfolded when president trump hinted at a different kind of storm on the horizon. >> you know what this represents -- >> it is the calm before the storm. >> could he be referring to possible military action in north korea? ditching the iran nuclear agreement or could bit plans to fire secretary of state rex tillerson? who reportedly privately referred to the president as a moron. >> over the weekend the president suggested tillerson's job was safe. >> we disagree on a couple of things. types i would like him to be a little bit tougher, but other than that, we have a very good relationship. >> and in las vegas, investigators are still trying to determine stephen paddock's motive for killing 58 people and wounding close to 500. >> we will preview what they told cbs news's "60 minutes" of his meticulous planning. >> -- the distance, the elevation he was on, the dropoff of what his bullet was going to be, so he would know where to shoot. >> dickerson: lawmakers in washington call for a ne
we will have the latest from biloxi, mississippi. >> meanwhile, in washington this week a great mystery unfolded when president trump hinted at a different kind of storm on the horizon. >> you know what this represents -- >> it is the calm before the storm. >> could he be referring to possible military action in north korea? ditching the iran nuclear agreement or could bit plans to fire secretary of state rex tillerson? who reportedly privately referred to the president...
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crossing in biloxi, mississippi, has a deadly history. >> pelley: a railroad crossing in biloxi, mississippi, has a deadly history. yesterday four people were killed when a freight train hit a tour bus. kris van cleave reports that crossing collisions are happening more often all over america. >> multiple people all over the road. >> we need an ambulance. we're going to need some ambulances. >> reporter: the charter bus carrying 49 passengers got stuck on the tracks before the freight train came through. witnesses said passengers tried to escape. the train's engineer applied the emergency brakes but couldn't stop in time. in addition to the four deaths, 40 passengers were injured. they were on their way to a casino. robert sumwalt from the national transportation safety board. >> as the bus traveled over the hump, it reportedly became stuck on the track. determining the length that that bus sat on those tracks will be critical to this investigation. >> reporter: since 1976, there have now been 17 collisions at that railroad crossing, incl
crossing in biloxi, mississippi, has a deadly history. >> pelley: a railroad crossing in biloxi, mississippi, has a deadly history. yesterday four people were killed when a freight train hit a tour bus. kris van cleave reports that crossing collisions are happening more often all over america. >> multiple people all over the road. >> we need an ambulance. we're going to need some ambulances. >> reporter: the charter bus carrying 49 passengers got stuck on the tracks...
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half in mississippi and alabama alone. deputy assistant attorney vaneral vanita gupta heads the igstice department's civil rights division. >> i do think it's jarring for a stt of people today to know that in fact still too many of our schools remain segregated ask that that is something we need to change. he reporter: here, the debate is how to make the change. ler,elle miller, cbs news, ppeveland, mississippi. >> mason: more than four million american workers will soon become eligible for overtime pay under new rules issued today by the obama administration. but will they end up with more money or fewer hours? don dahler takes a look. >> please, table 10. >> wonderful. >> thanks. it reporter: with the lunch rush fading in his manhattan restaurant, owner james mallios has a chance to catch up with some of his employees. ti says the new overtime policy is overdue. >> when workers are well paid, they're more productive at work. >> reporter: currently, only salaried workers making less than $23,660 are eligible for overtime
half in mississippi and alabama alone. deputy assistant attorney vaneral vanita gupta heads the igstice department's civil rights division. >> i do think it's jarring for a stt of people today to know that in fact still too many of our schools remain segregated ask that that is something we need to change. he reporter: here, the debate is how to make the change. ler,elle miller, cbs news, ppeveland, mississippi. >> mason: more than four million american workers will soon become...
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. >> and mississippi state. to me the hope of dealing with racism is in the south because we've been struggling with it for several hundred years and we really are making progress. >> pelley: we have a photograph of a young julian bond and a young marian wright in the crowd. what's happening in that moment? >> we are singing. ♪ we shall overcome someday ♪ oh, deep in my heart i do believe we shall overcome someday ♪ >> "we shall overcome" had become the anthem of the civil rights movement. people are leaving, going home and we're standing there hand in hand singing "we shall overcome." >> pelley: and if you said to a young person "if you don't take anything else away from the march on washington, understand this --". >> understand that the struggle continues and the future is in your hands, in your heart, in your mind. >> pelley: one of dr. king's favorite quotes was this: "the arc of the moral universe is long but it bends toward justice." we saw fresh evidence of that today as we mark another 50 years of
. >> and mississippi state. to me the hope of dealing with racism is in the south because we've been struggling with it for several hundred years and we really are making progress. >> pelley: we have a photograph of a young julian bond and a young marian wright in the crowd. what's happening in that moment? >> we are singing. ♪ we shall overcome someday ♪ oh, deep in my heart i do believe we shall overcome someday ♪ >> "we shall overcome" had become the...
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former mississippi governor haley barbour and south carolina senator lindsey graham. senator graham and governor barbour, don't you agree that that would make a wonderful debate if we could get the two of them to sit down next sunday morning? senator graham? >> i think you're a dangerous man on tv. i think he just sealed the deal there. that would be a wonderful debate on "face the nation," and i would tune in as watch. i hope you do. >> schieffer: if you can help me and call governor romney, i think we can make this work. senator graham, what happened down there? did... is south carolina just too conservative for mitt romney, or is there a problem here that goes deeper than that for his campaign? >> well, john mccain won, bob dole won. not the most conservative people in the world, but good americans who impressed south carolynians. the debate monday night in myrtle beach was probably the best explanation of conservatism in a bold fashion coming from newt gingrich i've heard in decades. newt not only won the debates, he convinced people that he could beat barack obam
former mississippi governor haley barbour and south carolina senator lindsey graham. senator graham and governor barbour, don't you agree that that would make a wonderful debate if we could get the two of them to sit down next sunday morning? senator graham? >> i think you're a dangerous man on tv. i think he just sealed the deal there. that would be a wonderful debate on "face the nation," and i would tune in as watch. i hope you do. >> schieffer: if you can help me and...
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mississippi, alabama, louisiana or florida, they're gonna love it. shaul, your alabama hospitality is incredible. thanks, karen. love your mississippi outdoors. i vote for your florida beaches, dawn. bill, this louisiana seafood is delicious. we're having such a great year on the gulf, we've decided to put aside our rivalry. now is the perfect time to visit anyone of our states. the beaches and waters couldn't be more beautiful. take a boat ride, go fishing or just lay in the sun. we've got coastline to explore and wildlife to photograph. and there's world class dining with our world famous seafood. so for a great vacation this year, come to the gulf. its all fabulous but i give florida the edge. right after mississippi. you mean alabama. say louisiana or there's no dessert. this invitation is brought to you by bp and all of us who call the gulf home. monarch of marketing analysis. with the ability to improve roi through seo all by cob. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle... and go. you can even ta
mississippi, alabama, louisiana or florida, they're gonna love it. shaul, your alabama hospitality is incredible. thanks, karen. love your mississippi outdoors. i vote for your florida beaches, dawn. bill, this louisiana seafood is delicious. we're having such a great year on the gulf, we've decided to put aside our rivalry. now is the perfect time to visit anyone of our states. the beaches and waters couldn't be more beautiful. take a boat ride, go fishing or just lay in the sun. we've got...
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i think that's one of the reasons he had trouble down in alabama and mississippi. part of which was just demographic and geographic, but he really needs to keep his boot on the neck of whoever is in second place. he did it with perry. he did it with newt. he needs to keep doing it with santorum. it's not a particularly uplifting way to win the nomination, but i think it's inevitably... >> schieffer: what's worked is negative advertising for him. in contest after contest. but what about that, ed? you're a romney man here. why is he having such a hard time connecting with the republican party. >> the fact is that the super- pacs are new to the primary process. they're new to the general election process. they are inherently more negative. they run more negative ads. they run almost solely negative ads. that does have a depressing effect, in terms of turnout in republican primary parties. i don't think the damage is permanent. once there's a nominee, the dynamic changes overnight. it becomes a one on one race with president obama. this is a referendum. >> schieffer: n
i think that's one of the reasons he had trouble down in alabama and mississippi. part of which was just demographic and geographic, but he really needs to keep his boot on the neck of whoever is in second place. he did it with perry. he did it with newt. he needs to keep doing it with santorum. it's not a particularly uplifting way to win the nomination, but i think it's inevitably... >> schieffer: what's worked is negative advertising for him. in contest after contest. but what about...
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mark strassmann is in holly springs, mississippi, for thus morning. mark? >> good morning, john, those twisters in texas caught the christmas week of violent storm systems that spawned tornadoes across the south. at least 11 tornadoes were reported in areas around dallas overnight. in benton communities northeast of the city like garland. the day's first light shown the scope of the damage in garland alone, eight people were killed, it has 600 damaged homes and disaster zone of two square miles. the tornado ran for 40 miles. since last wednesday tumultuous weather has been the way of life in the south. ten people were killed in mississippi, roughly 250 homes were destroyed or have major damage, most severe tornado ran for 145 miles with winds of 160 miles per hour. and people were also killed in arkansas and alabama and flash flooding is ongoing worry. i met one storm victim here in mississippi named kenyan williams, six of her neighbors were killed. six. when the tornado hit her neighborhood her elderly handicapped and blind father was alone in the house.
mark strassmann is in holly springs, mississippi, for thus morning. mark? >> good morning, john, those twisters in texas caught the christmas week of violent storm systems that spawned tornadoes across the south. at least 11 tornadoes were reported in areas around dallas overnight. in benton communities northeast of the city like garland. the day's first light shown the scope of the damage in garland alone, eight people were killed, it has 600 damaged homes and disaster zone of two square...
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mississippi. we can't wait to see you. brought to you by bp and all of us who call the gulf home. [ man #1 ] i was fascinated by balsa wood airplanes since i was a kid. [ man #2 ] i always wondered how did an airplane get in the air. at ge aviation, we build jet engines. we lift people up off the ground to 35 thousand feet. these engines are built by hand with very precise assembly techniques. [ man #3 ] it's gonna fly people around the world. safely and better than it's ever done before. it would be a real treat to hear this monster fire up. [ woman ] i think a lot of people, when they look at a jet engine, they see a big hunk of metal. but when i look at it, i see seth, mark, tom, and people like that who work on engines every day. [ man #4 ] i would love to see this thing fly. it's a dream, honestly. there it is. awesome. that's so cool! yeah, that was awesome! [ cheering ] i wanna see that again. ♪ >> schieffer: that's our broadcast. we'll be back right here next week on "face the nation." captioning sponsored by cbs
mississippi. we can't wait to see you. brought to you by bp and all of us who call the gulf home. [ man #1 ] i was fascinated by balsa wood airplanes since i was a kid. [ man #2 ] i always wondered how did an airplane get in the air. at ge aviation, we build jet engines. we lift people up off the ground to 35 thousand feet. these engines are built by hand with very precise assembly techniques. [ man #3 ] it's gonna fly people around the world. safely and better than it's ever done before. it...
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jamie yuccas, along a very angry looking mississippi river tonight. we have an update on the explorer who was rescued after nearly two weeks in a cave. and a young girl makes history at the u.s. women's open when the cbs evening news continues. i don't know if we could have found all the services we needed for our riley. for over 18 years we've helped people take care of the things that matter most. join today at angieslist.com if yand you're talking toevere rheuyour rheumatologistike me, about a biologic... this is humira. this is humira helping to relieve my pain. this is humira helping me lay the groundwork. this is humira helping to protect my joints from further damage. doctors have been prescribing humira for ten years. humira works by targeting and helping to block a specific source of inflammation that contributes to ra symptoms. humira is proven to help relieve pain and stop further joint damage in many adults. humira can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal events, such as infections, lymph
jamie yuccas, along a very angry looking mississippi river tonight. we have an update on the explorer who was rescued after nearly two weeks in a cave. and a young girl makes history at the u.s. women's open when the cbs evening news continues. i don't know if we could have found all the services we needed for our riley. for over 18 years we've helped people take care of the things that matter most. join today at angieslist.com if yand you're talking toevere rheuyour rheumatologistike me, about...
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this aerial view of ashland, mississippi, shows the devastation of the most powerful storm. it reportedly stayed on the ground for at least 145 miles, packing winds of up to 160 miles per hour. rooftops were completely torn off, trees pulled from the earth, roots and all, scattered cinder blocks stood where homes used to be. barbara williamson was inside her clarksdale home when it shredded around her. >> i don't even know how i'm alive. it's a miracle, it's a christmas miracle. >> reporter: in holly springs, christmas spirit was on full display. donated toys for children who lost their presents in the storm. laverne zinn picked out new gifts for her nieces and nephews. >> the smiles on their face, that made me happy. >> reporter: a hard rain here most of the day kept many families from salvaging what they could. jim, the forecast brightens tomorrow, but sunday could be stormy again. >> axelrod: mark strassmann, thank you. the storms disrupted holiday deliveries, so today was no day off for some fedex employees. here's demarco morgan. >> reporter: employees for shipping gian
this aerial view of ashland, mississippi, shows the devastation of the most powerful storm. it reportedly stayed on the ground for at least 145 miles, packing winds of up to 160 miles per hour. rooftops were completely torn off, trees pulled from the earth, roots and all, scattered cinder blocks stood where homes used to be. barbara williamson was inside her clarksdale home when it shredded around her. >> i don't even know how i'm alive. it's a miracle, it's a christmas miracle. >>...
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the latest research shows a shift in the actual location of the increase in tornadoes across the mississippi valley into the mid-south area. that is a more densely populated area, and they tend to happen at night, which makes these tornadoes more dangerous. margaret? >> brennan: important context. thank you, jeff. we go now to the governor of kentucky, andy beshear. good morning to you, governor, and our deepest condolences. >> governor: thank you. it is a tough morning. it is devastation like none of us have ever seen before. we know -- i know that we've lost now more than 80 people, but it will exceed 100. but we're digging out. we're tough. we're going to grieve and then we're going to rebuild. >> brennan: the president said you told him this looked like a war zone but worse. so where are you in the se search-and-rescue or search and recovery? >> governor: well, the search continues, both at the candle factory, which will be the largest loss of life, throughout the city of mayfield, which is leveled and gone. half of my dad's town doesn't exist anymore. i know our emergency management peo
the latest research shows a shift in the actual location of the increase in tornadoes across the mississippi valley into the mid-south area. that is a more densely populated area, and they tend to happen at night, which makes these tornadoes more dangerous. margaret? >> brennan: important context. thank you, jeff. we go now to the governor of kentucky, andy beshear. good morning to you, governor, and our deepest condolences. >> governor: thank you. it is a tough morning. it is...
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. >>> more than a dozen tornadoes tore through parts of mississippi and alabama this weekend leaving death and destruction along a 100 mile wide path. we'll have the latest. >>> last night the former president rallied thousands of supporters in waco, texas, with his latest line of attack. >> the new weapon used by out-of-control unhinged democrats to cheat on election is criminally investigating a candidate. >> as he and the rest of the political world await action from a manhattan grand jury in the case related to alleged hush money payment to porn star stormy daniels. >>> new information on that case and the bigger investigation going on in washington, where a judge is compelling key alleys of mr. trump to testify before a grand jury. we'll also look at mr. trump's increasingly threatening tone and the growing concerns over violence related to his legal troubles. >> the former president's rhetoric is reckless, reprehensible and irresponsible. it's dangerous. if he keeps it up he's going to get someone killed. >> we'll talk with texas republican congressman tony gonzales about that
. >>> more than a dozen tornadoes tore through parts of mississippi and alabama this weekend leaving death and destruction along a 100 mile wide path. we'll have the latest. >>> last night the former president rallied thousands of supporters in waco, texas, with his latest line of attack. >> the new weapon used by out-of-control unhinged democrats to cheat on election is criminally investigating a candidate. >> as he and the rest of the political world await action...
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and our jon wertheim celebrates "the blues," as he travels to the mississippi delta, where musicians like super chikan keep a musical tradition alive. ♪ turn my blues away ♪ >> even his fans don't fully grasp that he's still living the life he's singing about. >> we got a lot of blues seekers that's coming here, tourists coming here. they want the blues, you don't want the blues, you want the blues music. >> they want the sound, they don't want the underlying experience. >> that's right, that's right. >> i'm sharyn alfonsi. we'll be right back with that -- and a young man who may be the delta's next "great guitarist." —- one simple member card that opens doors for what matters. what if we need to see a doctor away from home? we got you — with medicare advantage's largest national provider network. only from unitedhealthcare. >>> muddy waters once sang: "the blues had a baby and they named it rock and roll." but it's more than rock. the blues makes a strong case for itself as the most influential sound in american music history -- foundational to soul and funk, country, jazz a
and our jon wertheim celebrates "the blues," as he travels to the mississippi delta, where musicians like super chikan keep a musical tradition alive. ♪ turn my blues away ♪ >> even his fans don't fully grasp that he's still living the life he's singing about. >> we got a lot of blues seekers that's coming here, tourists coming here. they want the blues, you don't want the blues, you want the blues music. >> they want the sound, they don't want the underlying...
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ining ansas,ay with theailtes, missouri, mississippi, tennessee, illinois, and kentucky. cbs news has confirmed 25 deaths at this point, and that number will go higher, especially in kentucky. our david begnaud reports from the devastated town of mayfield. >> reporter: good morning, margaret. as the mural reads, welcome to mayfield, more than a memory. memories are what some people are left. devastating destruction, as six tornadoes rip through the states. hardest hit appears to be kentucky. one long-track tornado ran 227 miles from arkansas right into his state. >> this event is the worst, most devastating, most deadly tornado event in kentucky's history. >> reporter: the tornado that hit the city of mayfield, kentucky, sent debris six miles into the air. it could be one of the most intense and longest tornadoes ever recorded. entire blocks are nothing but rubble now. >> i can't believe that our town is gone now. >> reporter: barbara tate was inside the now flattened candle factory here in may field. she was one of 100 people inside working on holiday orders. >> people c
ining ansas,ay with theailtes, missouri, mississippi, tennessee, illinois, and kentucky. cbs news has confirmed 25 deaths at this point, and that number will go higher, especially in kentucky. our david begnaud reports from the devastated town of mayfield. >> reporter: good morning, margaret. as the mural reads, welcome to mayfield, more than a memory. memories are what some people are left. devastating destruction, as six tornadoes rip through the states. hardest hit appears to be...
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moore says he's "just a country lawyer from mississippi." but he has engineered two of the most lucrative legal settlements in american history; the 1998 case in which big tobacco paid billions to address smoking- related health issues, and the 2015 settlement with oil giant b.p. over its huge oil spill in the gulf of mexico. now, mike moore, along with his legal allies, has taken aim at the opioid industry. as we first reported late last year, he says he has powerful new evidence that proves states like ohio-- among the hardest- hit by the opioid epidemic-- should collect billions from all the companies he's suing. >> mike moore: if we try the ohio case, if we win a verdict against these manufacturers and distributors there, it could bankrupt them. it'd put them out of business. >> whitaker: truly? these are huge, profitable, wealthy companies. >> moore: huge. well, you know, they can be as profitable as they want to. but ohio is losing $4 or $5 billion a year from the opioid epidemic, and they're losing 5,000 or 6,000 people a year from ov
moore says he's "just a country lawyer from mississippi." but he has engineered two of the most lucrative legal settlements in american history; the 1998 case in which big tobacco paid billions to address smoking- related health issues, and the 2015 settlement with oil giant b.p. over its huge oil spill in the gulf of mexico. now, mike moore, along with his legal allies, has taken aim at the opioid industry. as we first reported late last year, he says he has powerful new evidence...
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streets turned into rivers in hancock county, mississippi. these are the remnants of hurricane patricia, the most powerful cyclone ever in the western hemisphere. it hit mexico friday night but the damage wasn't nearly as bad as feared. but all that moisture now is headed north. a sign of changing times at the university of mississippi. the school removed for the last time the state flag because it includes the confederate battle emblem. the student and faculty asked ole miss to take it down. it is the last state flag to incorporate the emblem. in 2001, voters decided to keep it. today a british airways 737 crash landed in johannesburg, south africa, after part of the landing gear came off in flight. sparks flew as the left wing scraped the runway. but no injuries. the folks at a home for seniors are fighting to get a beloved pet back. and their story is next. searching a man still missi. next on kpix 5 weather talent appears at wx center with generic pinpoint filling monitor the take special >> pelley: each spring in california the swallows
streets turned into rivers in hancock county, mississippi. these are the remnants of hurricane patricia, the most powerful cyclone ever in the western hemisphere. it hit mexico friday night but the damage wasn't nearly as bad as feared. but all that moisture now is headed north. a sign of changing times at the university of mississippi. the school removed for the last time the state flag because it includes the confederate battle emblem. the student and faculty asked ole miss to take it down....
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and down in mississippi, republican governor haley barbour. he is in jackson this morning. governor barbour, let me just start with you. is chris christie going to run and do you think he ought to? >> i don't know what he's going to do, bob. if he runs, he'll have a big following. he'll be a very strong candidate out of the chute. i don't think it is too late for a candidate with his stature to decide to run. but i don't know what he's going to do. that's going to be up to him and his family. >> schieffer: you know, he's getting this... all this encouragement from a lot of people in the establishment. a lot of pundits are talking about it. but there are a couple of things about him that may not sit well with some people to the right of your party. i mean, he opposed the ban on assault weapons. he's fairly liberal on gun control, like a lot of people ... northeastern mayors and governors might be. he says that climate change is connected in some way to what humans are doing here on earth. how is that going to play with some of your tea party friends? >> well, barack obama is
and down in mississippi, republican governor haley barbour. he is in jackson this morning. governor barbour, let me just start with you. is chris christie going to run and do you think he ought to? >> i don't know what he's going to do, bob. if he runs, he'll have a big following. he'll be a very strong candidate out of the chute. i don't think it is too late for a candidate with his stature to decide to run. but i don't know what he's going to do. that's going to be up to him and his...